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Staff Picks: 6 Before 2026

As the year winds down, we’re swapping ambitious “10 before the end” goals for something a little more joyful and attainable: 6 before 2026. December rarely leaves room for double-digit reading lists, so we’re keeping things short, sweet and satisfying with the half-dozen books we’re determined to finish before the…

BookTribDecember 3, 2025

Listicles Miscellany

Staff Picks: Our Gift Guide

Finding the perfect book can feel like offering someone an entirely new world to step into. The BookTrib team is sharing the titles we’re wrapping up for our own friends and family this year. These are the stories we know will spark joy and great conversations. Our staff picks offer…

BookTribDecember 11, 2025

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From Breakdowns to Breakthroughs: The Books That’ll Fix You (Kind Of)

Therapy is expensive, TikTok advice is terrifying, and your obscurely named group chat is one bad breakup away from a meltdown. Whether you're creatively blocked, romantically jaded, existentially bored, or convinced the world is one bad headline away from total collapse, books are cheaper than therapy and judgment-free. BookTrib's staff…

Kelsey HallOctober 10, 2025

Listicles

Staff Picks: What to Read Where

For avid readers like the BookTrib team, everywhere is the best place and anytime is the best time to get lost in a book. Don't believe us? Here are some of our picks for your most (and maybe one of your least) favorite places to read.

BookTribOctober 3, 2025

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Who Doesn’t Love a Good Cry? Books That Brought Our Staff to Tears

It's no secret that we find a certain level of catharsis in crying over books, movies and other forms of media. I mean, who hasn't gone on a sad movie binge or rocked out to the most depressing playlist ever after a tough loss? We cry, we feel, we (eventually)…

BookTribSeptember 9, 2025

Staff Most Anticipated Books 2025 updated

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New 2025 Releases At the Top of BookTrib Staff’s TBR

For those of us who work in the book world, it’s impossible to keep up with the sheer number of books that publish each year. And, we certainly can’t read them all. But as new release lists come out, favorite authors announce book deals, and publishers send out the next…

BookTribJanuary 27, 2025

Listicles Miscellany

BookTrib Staff Names Our Favorite Books of the Year

It’ll come as no surprise that the BookTrib team reads a lot of books every year. Whether we had the chance to read 10 or 100 in 2024, each of us was able to name a title that stood out above the rest. From bestsellers to BookTok faves, across the…

BookTribDecember 18, 2024

Listicles Miscellany

Literary Groundhog Day: Books Our Staff Would Read Over and Over

As far as holidays go, Groundhog Day draws the short end of the stick. You don’t get time off, there are no gifts. In fact, there’s a 50/50 chance something not so great will happen — the infamous rodent Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from hibernation and see his shadow. It’s…

BookTribFebruary 2, 2024

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10 Banned Books That Made an Impact on the BookTrib Staff

Banned Books Week is underway, running from October 1 through October 7. The event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas. With school book bans surging 33 percent over…

BookTribOctober 3, 2023

Staff Picks: 6 Before 2026

Staff Picks: Our Gift Guide

From Breakdowns to Breakthroughs: The Books That’ll Fix You (Kind Of)

Staff Picks: What to Read Where

Who Doesn’t Love a Good Cry? Books That Brought Our Staff to Tears

New 2025 Releases At the Top of BookTrib Staff’s TBR

BookTrib Staff Names Our Favorite Books of the Year

Literary Groundhog Day: Books Our Staff Would Read Over and Over

10 Banned Books That Made an Impact on the BookTrib Staff

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